Mobile service, access to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube restored KARACHI: Mobile internet services in country have been reinstated after a disruption lasting more than 72 hours,... Published 13 May, 2023 05:59am
Pakistan Pakistan’s social media blackout lends credence to claims voices are being silenced ISLAMABAD: A state-imposed social media blackout to quell massive protests around the arrest of Pakistan’s former... Published 12 May, 2023 06:35pm
Technology Meta says ChatGPT-related malware is on the rise Facebook owner Meta said on Wednesday it had uncovered malware purveyors leveraging public interest in ChatGPT to... Published 03 May, 2023 06:03pm
World Indian editors decry government move to police online news MUMBAI: The Editors Guild of India is deeply disturbed by the government’s move to police news on social media... Published 07 Apr, 2023 04:07pm
Technology Meta, Google defend Brazilian law on Internet platform responsibility for content BRASILIA: Meta Platforms Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google defended before the Supreme Court on Tuesday a Brazilian law... Published 28 Mar, 2023 08:08pm
Perspectives Social media workplace: a level playing field for women? The advent of social media as the new workplace is one of the revolutionary ways the web has transformed the world... Published 28 Mar, 2023 07:52pm
Print CJP says audio-video leaks bereft of authenticity ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial said the audio and video leaks in social media have no... Updated 23 Mar, 2023 09:29am
Pakistan PBS tells provinces to stop census staff from using social media ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has taken serious note of social media usage by officials during... Published 21 Mar, 2023 07:14am
Editorials India’s obsession with policing social media EDITORIAL: That India imposed by far the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world for each of the last five... Published 12 Mar, 2023 05:55am
Pakistan Mobile or social media: Govt not in favour of blocking websites, says minister ISLAMABAD: The government is not in favour of blocking any mobile or social media website, which move affects access... Published 23 Feb, 2023 05:52am
Technology Social media sites, apps will never be shut down again: IT minister Federal IT and Telecommunication Minister Aminul Haq said closing social media sites and applications is not a... Updated 18 Feb, 2023 07:34pm
Technology Safety Ambassadors Programme: TikTok to launch first-ever offline digital safety activation KARACHI: TikTok, continuing its efforts towards user safety in Pakistan, is set to launch it’s first-ever offline... Published 18 Feb, 2023 03:33am
Pakistan TI Pakistan rejects report KARACHI: A smear campaign against the Pakistan Army is being promoted on social media claiming it to be the “most... Updated 16 Feb, 2023 08:49am
Pakistan PMD denounces predictions of quake on social media ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has denounced predictions on social media regarding the... Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Technology Over 500 advertisers have paused spending on Twitter More than 500 of Twitter’s advertisers have paused spending on the micro blogging site since Elon Musk’s takeover... Published 18 Jan, 2023 12:50pm
Technology Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725m BOSTON: Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing... Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am
Technology Elon Musk poll shows 57.5% want him to step down as Twitter chief Twitter users voted in a poll for Elon Musk to step down as chief executive of the social media platform, in a... Updated 19 Dec, 2022 08:30pm
Pakistan Developed states have adopted tolerance for progress: professor HYDERABAD: Dr Aijaz Ali Khooharo, Dean Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences has said that the developed countries... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:00am
Technology Twitter to lose users, revenue to be flat for two years: Insider Intelligence Social media platform Twitter Inc will see an exodus of users due to changes being made by new owner and Chief... Published 13 Dec, 2022 09:23pm
Technology India proposes guidelines to combat fake online reviews and ratings NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: India launched a crackdown on Monday against fake consumer reviews and unverified ratings in a... Published 21 Nov, 2022 07:59pm
Pakistan ‘Deep fake’ technology used to make clip: FIA ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday claimed that a video of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)... Published 06 Nov, 2022 03:44am
Technology Twitter to deny Blue subscribers access to ad-free articles Twitter Inc, which was acquired last week by billionaire Elon Musk, will no longer allow subscribers of its Blue... Published 01 Nov, 2022 08:47pm
Markets Twitter shares drift towards Musk’s offer price as deadline looms Twitter Inc’s stock inched closer to Elon Musk’s $54.20 per share buyout offer for the micro-blogging site on... Published 26 Oct, 2022 05:17pm
Technology UK orders Meta to sell Giphy after failed appeal LONDON: A UK competition regulator on Tuesday re-issued its order for Facebook owner Meta to sell animated graphics... Published 18 Oct, 2022 06:14pm
Pakistan Misconceptions about Transgender Act to be removed, says PPP leader ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will defend the Transgender Protection Act 2018 and if needed will also... Published 02 Oct, 2022 05:48am
Technology Twitter says Musk’s latest attempt to scrap deal ‘invalid and wrongful’ Twitter Inc said on Monday payments made to a whistleblower did not breach any terms of its $44 billion buyout by... Published 12 Sep, 2022 08:44pm
Business & Finance Bulls Eye sells its stake in Symmetry to consortium KARACHI: Bulls Eye, a leading marketing and advertising group in Pakistan, sold its controlling stake in Symmetry, a... Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am
Technology Twitter tests long-awaited edit button, will roll out to paid subscribers Twitter Inc is internally testing a widely requested edit button, a feature that will be rolled out to paid... Published 01 Sep, 2022 06:30pm
Pakistan Teachers barred from using social media in duty hours ISLAMABAD: The School Education Department on Saturday banned teachers from using social media including YouTube.... Published 21 Aug, 2022 05:16am
Markets Social media stocks slump as Twitter, Snap warn of dire ad spending Shares of social media firms fell sharply on Friday after Twitter Inc and Snapchat’s owner signaled advertisers had... Published 22 Jul, 2022 08:40pm